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August 24, 2000 - Gore Gets Convention Bounce To Lead In New Jersey,
Quinnipiac University Poll Finds;
Shift In Corzine-Franks Race Shows Soft Support

Vice President Al Gore has bounced back to a 52 - 38 percent lead over Texas Gov.
George W. Bush among New Jersey voters, pulling ahead in what had become a close race,
according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released today.

In June 28 and July 26 polls by the independent Quinnipiac University, Bush had
closed to within five points of Gore. Earlier polls showed Gore with double-digit leads.

If the Reform Party's Pat Buchanan and the Green Party's Ralph Nader are in the
race, Gore gets 49 percent to 37 percent for Bush, with 1 percent for Buchanan and 4 percent
for Nader.

From August 18 - 22, Quinnipiac University surveyed 802 New Jersey registered
voters, with a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percent.

"Vice President Gore got just what he needed from the convention -- decent
viewership, a more unified Democratic party, a whopping 16-point bounce in favorability
among women voters, and another 10 points in favorability among independents. For the
moment, he's even drawn a few Republicans from Gov. Bush," said Quinnipiac
University Political Science Professor Scott McLean.

"But post-convention bounces are by nature temporary. If Bush ever had the New
Jersey bounce, we can't see it now. Gore has to hope that his convention creates a new
issue-based dynamic in the race, and not just a temporary spike in favorability."

Gore's favorability among New Jersey voters is 51 - 27 percent, with 20 percent
mixed and 2 percent saying they haven't heard enough to form an opinion, a big jump
from Gore's 39 - 34 percent favorability rating in the July 26 Quinnipiac University poll.

Bush's favorability is 36 - 38 percent, with 22 percent mixed and 4 percent saying
they haven't heard enough to form an opinion, virtually unchanged from July 26.

By a 23 - 8 percent margin, New Jersey voters say Gore's selection of Lieberman
improves their opinion of Gore, while 67 percent say it does not affect their opinion.
Senate Race

In New Jersey's U.S. Senate race, Democrat Jon Corzine leads Republican Bob
Franks 43 - 35 percent, with 19 percent undecided. Previous polls had shown Corzine
with larger leads, but voters said they were paying little or no attention to the race so far.

Corzine's favorability is 19 - 17 percent, with 24 percent mixed and 39 percent who
haven't heard enough to form an opinion.

Franks has a 13 - 6 percent favorability, with 11 percent mixed and 70 percent who
haven't heard enough to form an opinion.

"The decrease in Corzine's lead has to be encouraging for Franks. But there really
hasn't been any shift in the fundamental facts of the campaign: Voters, especially
independents, are still not paying much attention to the race, and they don't know much
about Franks," Dr. McLean said.

"The difference now is that more independents are saying they don't know enough
about Corzine, either. The luster of Corzine's big June primary win is wearing off among
independents, and now his support is getting as soft as Franks'."

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, conducts public
opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as a public service and for
research.

For additional data -- www.quinnipiac.edu

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Whitman
is handling her job as Governor of New Jersey?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Approve 56% 70% 47% 55% 52% 59%

Disapprove 33 22 43 31 38 28

DK/NA 12 8 10 14 9 14

2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling
his job as President?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Approve 63% 31% 89% 60% 57% 68%

Disapprove 35 65 10 38 41 29

DK/NA 2 3 1 2 2 3

3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Robert Torricelli is handling
his job as United States Senator?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Approve 38% 26% 50% 37% 32% 43%

Disapprove 28 44 15 29 39 18

DK/NA 34 30 35 34 29 39

4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Frank Lautenberg is handling
his job as United States Senator?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Approve 51% 41% 64% 47% 46% 56%

Disapprove 21 33 10 23 30 13

DK/NA 28 26 26 30 24 32

5. How much attention have you been paying to the election campaign for
United States Senator -- a lot, some, only a little, or none at all?

14. If the election for President were being held today and the
candidates were Al Gore the Democrat and George W. Bush the Republican
for whom would you vote?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Gore 52% 15% 87% 46% 45% 58%

Bush 38 81 6 38 46 30

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 3 3 1

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - 1 3 1 1

DK/NA 7 3 5 11 5 9

15. If the election for President were being held today and the
candidates were Al Gore the Democrat, George W. Bush the Republican,
Pat Buchanan the Reform Party candidate and Ralph Nader the Green
Party candidate for whom would you vote?